Faucet.



S. F. LOWE.

FAucET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10 I914.

Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

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STILESE-LOWEQOF'GORSICANA, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF-ONE-HALFTO H. L. LAWRENCE.0F CORSIGANA, TEXAS.

V FAUGET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 0011.31, 1916.

Applicationfiled'March 10, 1914. Seria1-N'o.'8 23;753.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STILEs F. LowE, a citizen of the -United States,residing at Corsicana, in the county of Navarro and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Faucets, of which the followingis a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in faucets primarilyintended for use in elevated tanks or cisterns or other exposed places,and the principal object of .the invention is the provision of a faucetof this character which is efficient and reliable in operation, andwhich will not retain water therein so that danger of freezing of thewater in the faucet will be effectively overcome.

Other objects and advantages of the device will appear as the nature ofthe invention is more fully understood, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification and in whichthere is illustrated a simple and satisfactory reduction of theimprovement to practice.

In the said drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a faucetconstructed in accordance with the present invention, Fig. 2 is acentral vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 isa transverse sectional view approximately on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, andFig. 4 is a detailed sectional view of certain parts to be hereinafterdescribed.

In the drawing, 1 designates the body or barrel of the faucet, 2 theoutlet spout, and

3 the inlet spout. The body, above the outlet spout 2, has exteriorthreads which coact with interior threads provided upon the flange of acap 3'. This cap is centrally formed with a threaded bore 4 for the reception of the threaded operating stem 5, the same being provided with ahandle 6. The threaded operating member 5 is provided with an interiorthreaded bore 7, which receives the threaded upper portion 8 of a valvestem 9. It will be particularly noticed that the threads formed upon theoperating stem 5 and the threads formed Fupon the valve stem 9 upon itsupper portion 8 are disposed in a right and left handed relationrespectively. The advantage of this will be readily appreciated when itis considered that the slightest turn of the handle 6 will quickly seator unseat the valve to-be now described. Thestem'9has a square orrectangular portion 10 which passes through a guide 11' provided withinthe'barrel above the inlet portion thereof, the

immediately after the operating stem 5 en-- gages the threaded upperportion 8 of the valve stem 9. The lower portion of the stem is providedwith a collar 12, and with a reduced threaded extension 13, the samereceiving a valve 14 which is in the form of a disk and which has itsupper edge beveled, as at 15, to correspond with the inwardly bevelededge of the inlet spout 3, which is designated by the numeral 16 andwhich forms the seat for the valve. Interposed between the valve 14; andthe collar 12 is a compressible washer 17, and a nut 18 is employed forsustaining the valve and the washer upon the valve stem. By such anarrangement it will be noted that the valve is retained upon theexterior of the faucet body, and by operating the handle 6, the valvemay be raised or lowered to close or open the valve, as will be readilyunderstood. The .inlet and outlet spouts are provided with threadedportions 19 and 20, and the barrel 1 above the threads 19 is formed witha non-circular portion which provides a wrench hold 21, while a flangeor rim 22 is formed upon the outlet spout 2 interior of its threads 20.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the simplicity of the device as well as the advantages thereofwill, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the artto which such invention appertains without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

In a device of the kind described, in combination, a faucet barrelhaving an inlet and an outlet spout, a nipple on said barrel arranged inline with the inlet, a cap threaded tightly upon said nipple, a threadedhollow operating stem screwed into said cap, a handle on said operatingstem, an elongated valve stem consisting of a threaded portion workingin the hollow stem and a rectan gular portion adapted to slide, anintegral transverse guide formed Within said barrel and having arectangular opening through which said rectangular portion projects forslid-able movement, the threads on said threaded portion of the valvestem and the threads formed externally on said hollow stem being in therelation of left and right handed threads, said barrel having a valveseat and a valve carried by said rectangular portion adapted to engageand become disengaged from-said seat as said rectangular portion slides,said rectangular portion having a limiting shoulder whereby not to passsaid guide.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

STILES F. LOWE.

Witnesses:

LUTHER A. JOHNSON, CHRIS L. KNox.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

